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Wreckage of missing Pakistani Army helicopter found, 6 officers dead

Aug 02, 2022, at 11:53 pm

Islamabad: The wreckage of the Pakistani Army helicopter which went missing in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday night has been recovered with all the 6 officers and soldiers onboard found dead.

Pakistan: ECP rules Imran Khan's PTI received prohibited funding

Aug 02, 2022, at 10:38 pm

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan, in a unanimous verdict on Tuesday, said it found former PM Imran Khan's PTI received  prohibited funding.

Pakistani Army helicopter with senior officers on board goes missing in Balochistan

Aug 02, 2022, at 03:04 pm

Islamabad: A Pakistani Army helicopter, which was carrying senior officials, went missing in Balochistan on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: July inflation figure touches 24.93 pct

Aug 02, 2022, at 02:40 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's citizens are bearing the burden of increasing food prices as the inflation rate in July touched a 14-year high of  24.93 per cent,  media reports said.

Imran Khan, Miftah Ismail trade barbes over Pakistan economic crisis

Aug 02, 2022, at 04:34 am

Islamabad: PML-N and PTI leaders recently exchanged barbs as Pakistan's economy continued to struggle and even the country's rupee maintained the losing streak against the US dollar.

Stabilising Chinese economy: Shanghai offers over 5,000 postdoctoral posts

Aug 02, 2022, at 01:07 am

Shanghai: Shanghai has offered vacancies for 5,157 postdoctoral positions with the highest annual salary going up to 7,00,000 yuan as an attempt to stabilise the economy of China.

China to hold live-fire exercises in waters near Fujian ahead of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan

Aug 02, 2022, at 12:35 am

Beijing: China is planning to conduct live-fire exercises on Saturday in waters near Pingtan Island of Fujian province just ahead of the possible visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, media reports said.

Fates of Pakistani medical graduates in US in doubts

Aug 02, 2022, at 12:28 am

Islamabad: Doctors, who graduated from Pakistan, might not be able to work in the United States (US) after Jan 2024 as the country has failed to meet the criteria of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the deadline is approaching fast, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Lakki villages demonstrate against police action during Kabaddi match

Aug 02, 2022, at 12:21 am

Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: A large number of villagers closed the Tajazai-Darra Tang Road in Lakki city to protest against the police for disrupting a sports event in Mela Shahabkhel village of Pakistan on Saturday.

Pakistan: 2 die during Gilgit clash

Aug 01, 2022, at 03:36 pm

Gilgit: At least two people died and 17 others were injured when two religious groups clashed in the Gilgit region of  Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Sunday, media reports said.

One dies in border clash between Iran, Taliban : Reports

Aug 01, 2022, at 03:16 am

Kabul:  One person has died and another got injured in a clash between border forces of Iran and the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimruz, Afghan media reported on Sunday.

Unknown gunmen kill religious scholar in Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2022, at 07:22 pm

Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot down a religious scholar in Kunar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

3 injured in football match blast in southwest Pakistan

Jul 31, 2022, at 03:56 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: At least three people were injured in a blast in Turbat city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, on Saturday night.

Taliban rolls out red carpet for India trained Afghanistan Military cadets who returned to Kabul, gives assurance of safety

Jul 31, 2022, at 04:55 am

Kabul: Signalling a new geopolitical equation, Taliban rolled out a red carpet welcome for a batch of Afghanistan Military cadets, who were trained in India, as they returned to Kabul recently.

Afghanistan: Video showing Taliban destroying Pakistan-built minaret goes viral on social media

Jul 31, 2022, at 04:31 am

Kabul: A video has gone viral on the social media which showed members of the Taliban destroying a minaret built by the Pakistani Army in Afghanistan by Badakhshis in Wakhan Badakhshan.

Pakistan: Economic outlook looks bleak, says Ministry of Finance

Jul 31, 2022, at 12:13 am

Sukkur: Pakistan's Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the country's economic outlook remained uncertain and blurry while inflation would stick around the current level of 21 percent in the short term.

Pakistan:Displaced persons from Waziristan continue their demonstration in Peshawar

Jul 30, 2022, at 11:00 pm

Peshawar:  The Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday continued their demonstration for the fourth consecutive day as they demanded practical steps  for resolution of their problems.

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul International Cricket Stadium leaves '19 people' dead

Jul 30, 2022, at 10:53 pm

Kabul:  As many as 19 spectators are believed to have died as a blast hit Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Afghanistan's capital city while a match was ongoing on Friday.

Pakistan: Special court to indict PM Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza on Sept 7 in money laundering case

Jul 30, 2022, at 07:10 pm

Islamabad: A special court in Lahore on Saturday fixed September 7 when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shahbaz, and others, will be indicted for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case to the tune of Rs16 billion in the sugar scam case, Geo News reported on Saturday.

Pakistan: Six Baloch separatists killed in Kech operation

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:58 pm

Islamabad: At least six Baloch separatists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire with security forces in the Hoshab area of Kech district during an operation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement here on Saturday.

Armed men breach canal dyke to ‘punish farmers’ for not paying protection money in Pakistani village

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:41 am

Sukkur, Pakistan: A group of armed men breached a dyke of Hazaro Shakh (water channel) to inundate several acres of farmland in Hafiz Mohammad Bakhsh Malik village near Tangwani town of Pakistan on Wednesday to punish the growers as they declined to pay them protection money.

Pakistan: North Waziristan people demonstrate against targeted killing

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:37 am

North Waziristan, Pakistan: Residents of Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Wednesday protested against the targeted killings and lawlessness in the area, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: 1,072 constables among 1,480 KP cops died in last 15 years

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:34 am

Islamabad: As many as 1,480 policemen, including 1,072 constables, of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police were killed in suicide attacks, bomb blasts, target killings, encounters and ambushes in the past 15 years in the province, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan: Family members of missing persons Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch demonstrate in Kharan

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:31 am

Kharan, Pakistan: Family members of “missing persons” Aslam Mengal and Shah Fahad Baloch participated in rallies in Kharan region of Pakistan recently to press for their immediate release.

Nepal: Police raid call centre in Rupandehi, arrest Chinese national for involvement in running fraud business

Jul 30, 2022, at 05:04 am

Kathmandu: Nepal police recently raided a call centre in Nepal's Rupandehi district and arrested a Chinese national.

1,800 ISIS terrorists released from Afghanistan's Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons when Kabul fell: Taliban minister

Jul 30, 2022, at 04:57 am

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said 1,800 ISIS terrorists were released from Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi prisons after they came to power last year.

Beijing begins military exercises in S China Sea

Jul 30, 2022, at 12:23 am

Beijing: China has launched two-day military exercises in the South China Sea off the coast of the southern Guangdong Province, China's maritime safety administration said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Security forces kill 3 IS militants

Jul 30, 2022, at 12:11 am

Mehtarlam, Afghanistan: Security forces have killed at least three Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province, a local official said on Friday.

Taliban administrators seen in viral image greeting Afghan cadets returning from India

Jul 29, 2022, at 11:03 pm

Kabul: An image doing the rounds on Twitter has captured a group of Staff officers of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence greeting Afghan cadets who returned from India.

Bangladesh: 11 die as train hits tourist microbus

Jul 29, 2022, at 10:12 pm

Chattogram: A collision between a train and a tourist microbus in Bangladesh's  Chattogram region on Friday left 11 people dead, media reports said.